TUSS Update 1

April 11, 2011 | Posted in: Class Updates

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We’re now a few weeks into the Teach Us Something, Somehow project, and I hope things are going smoothly for you and for your fourth grader.  Remember, if there’s anything I can do to help, please ask!  So far, the feedback from parents and students has been very positive.  In an early quick-write, students wrote the following right after learning about the project:

• “I like this project because all of my other assigned projects have been so specific and strict.  This one is unique by letting me be so loose and flexible.”
• “This project is awesome!  It’s creative and [has] almost no limits. … I like it because, for once, it’s a project where I can teach something to others in almost any way!”
• “I think this project is good because you get to do whatever you want.  Another reason I like this assignment is [that] you don’t have to do it on a poster.”
• “I love this project … because I already have a great idea and I have an image of what it’s going to be like.  I’m so excited to show my parents and tell them about the idea I’m thinking about!”

A few updates for you this afternoon:

1. Several students have asked about whether they can honestly participate in Break Free of TV (and other electronic screens) Week if they need to use the computer for their TUSS project.  I told them that computer use for TUSS would not be in conflict with BFTV because their TUSS projects are school assignments.
2. The other fourth grade students (in other classes) are working on an invention project that will be shared at open house.  Since we started the TUSS project before the invention project went home, we will be skipping the invention project for now.  When you come for open house (May 19th), you’ll get to enjoy looking at the kids’ TUSS projects while the other classes share their invention projects.  (I didn’t want you to be surprised when you see that we’re doing something different!)
3. If I have approved your fourth grader’s idea proposal, he or she should be working on researching and developing his or her project.  Remember, the Midway Progress Report is due Tuesday, April 26th.